Kathleen Wong Mei Yin (simplified Chinese: 黄美圆; traditional Chinese: 黃美圓; pinyin: Huáng Měi Yuán; Jyutping: Wong4 Mei5 Jyun4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Bí-îⁿ; born 12 October 1970) is a political activist promoting unity and harmony ^{[citation needed]} in Perak, Malaysia. Previously, she served as an Economic and Political Officer for the Australian High Commission in Malaysia. She acts as a liaison for the Australian and Malaysian government.^[1] She is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

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Kathleen Wong
黄美圆
Kathleen Wong @ Kat Wong is a member of the previous ruling party Barisan Nasional.
Economic and Political Officer Australia High Commission Malaysia
In office 2006–2011
Personal details
Born	(1970-10-12) 12 October 1970 (age 53) Ipoh, Perak

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Born and raised in Perak, Kathleen Wong or fondly known^{[according to whom?]} as Kat Wong received her primary and secondary school education in Methodist Girl School in Ipoh, Perak.^{[2][verification needed]} She later went on to pursue her A Level in Sunway College.^{[3][verification needed]} She later went to New Zealand to Waikato University and obtained a bachelor's degree in Administration (1999).^{[4][verification needed]}

Kathleen Wong served in various government ministries and office before she decided to go into politics. She served as an assistant registrar for the Malaysian Election Commission (2005 to 2008)^{[citation needed]}, visiting board member for the Tengku Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (2004-2007)^{[citation needed]} and Taman Ipoh/Canning Zone Coordinator for the Ipoh City Council (2003-2005)^{[citation needed]}.

Kathleen Wong is the Deputy Director at Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research (INSAP)^{[third-party source needed]}, a research center founded by the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA).^[5] She holds various positions in MCA; and in the 2013 general election; she was chosen by the Barisan Nasional committee to be the candidate to contest Ipoh Timor parliamentary seat but lost.^[6][7][8] In the 2018 general election; she was picked as the BN candidate to contest Ipoh Timor seat and she lost again.